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Gemini scientist Rodrigo Carrasco
explains distances in the universe.
Gemini and AURA Observatories’
staff played an integral role in
making the program a success, while
all of the participating organizations
made this year’s activities especially
dynamic and engaging.
La Serena’s Mayor Roberto Jacob (left) visits the Gemini
display at the University of La Serena’s Outreach
Center; he is joined by Gemini’s Deputy Director Nancy
Levenson, astronomer Peter Pessev and engineer Pedro
Gigoux (left to right). Jacob remarked that La Serena
and Hilo, Hawai‘i, have been sister cities united under
the stars since 2000. “It is an honor to host such great
research centers in our city,” he said, “and we look
forward to find out what projects each one of you are
developing these days.”
Ariel López explains the positions of celestial objects
while Viviana Bianchi, a volunteer from Argentina, shares
educational booklets with young (and future) scientists.
For the almost 3000 people who
joined in AstroDay Chile 2013, a wide
assortment of displays and activities
captured both the attention and
imagination of participants.
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